(1935-12-23)December 23, 1935 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died:
November 13, 2020(2020-11-13) (aged 84) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:
215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:
Flaget (Louisville, Kentucky)
College:
Notre Dame (1954–1956)
NFL draft:
1957 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
Green Bay Packers (1957–1962; 1964–1966)
New Orleans Saints (1967)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (I)
4× NFL champion (1961, 1962, 1965, 1966)
NFL Most Valuable Player (1961)
2× First-team All-Pro (1960, 1961)
Second-team All-Pro (1959)
2× Pro Bowl (1959, 1960)
NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1960)
3× NFL scoring leader (1959–1961)
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
Bert Bell Award (1961)
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
Heisman Trophy (1956)
Consensus All-American (1955)
First-team All-American (1956)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
3,711
Rushing average:
4.2
Rushing touchdowns:
50
Receptions:
130
Receiving yards:
1,480
Receiving touchdowns:
12
Points scored:
760
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
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Paul Vernon Hornung (December 23, 1935 – November 13, 2020), nicknamed "the Golden Boy", was an American football halfback and kicker who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 to 1966. He played on teams that won four NFL titles and the first Super Bowl. He is the first Heisman Trophy winner to win the NFL Most Valuable Player award, and be inducted into both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame.[1] Packers coach Vince Lombardi stated that Hornung was "the greatest player I ever coached".[2]
A versatile player, Hornung was a halfback, quarterback and kicker. He was an excellent all-around college athlete at the University of Notre Dame, where he played basketball in addition to football.
^List of Heisman Trophy winners
^Christl, Cliff. "It's time Canton got it right". Packers.com. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
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